1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Cream butter, add sugars and mix well. Add eggs and vanilla. Add flour, sifted with salt and baking soda, a little at a time. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

Chocolate Chips: add 1 package chips and 1 cup nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.

Oatmeal: Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg to dough and mix well. Blend in 1 to 1 1/2 cups oatmeal and 1 cup raisins, if desired. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.

Decorated: Press teaspoonful of dough with glass covered with damp cloth, and sprinkle with any candy decorations and bake. Icing may be spread on plain cookie after cooling.

Peanut Butter: Add 1 cup crunchy peanut butter to dough and blend well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet, press with bottom of glass covered with a damp cloth. Mark flattened cookie with tines of fork and bake.

Pecan: Add 1 cup broken nuts to dough.